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mooneye cusk-eel (Ophidion selenops)
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mooneye cusk-eel (Ophidion selenops) specimen
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Ophidiidae

mooneye cusk-eel

Ophidion selenops

Dark stripe along the back

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

mooneye cusk-eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Atlantic: South Carolina to Florida Keys, including the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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